Parents May Trade In Used Children’s Items Including Cribs, Basinets, Car Seats, Strollers, Travel Systems, Play Yards Regardless Of How Old They Are Or Where They Were Purchased
The Pennsylvania defective product liability lawyers of Reiff and Bily salute the Toys-R-Us trade in program which hopefully will raise awareness about unsafe children’s products. According to the Chairman of Toys-R-Us, “There have been many significant improvements in consumer product safety legislation in recent years but many of the products out there pre-exist current consumer product safety standards.”
For the last two years millions of baby cribs, toys and other items targeted for child use have been recalled for safety risks that included strangulation, suffocation and entrapment. Unfortunately, despite the recalls a safety advocacy group stated that consumers generally return less than 30% of defective items when a baby product is recalled. Many times they are not aware of the safety recall. Last year, for instance, the Consumer Product Safety Commission reissued an August 2008 recall for approximately 900,000 Simplicity Bassinets because two infants had died after becoming trapped between the product’s bars or in a pocket of fabric. The initial recall was prompted by the deaths of two other children.
The Pennsylvania product liability lawyers of Reiff and Bily are advocates of consumer safety. Unfortunately there are many products in the stream of commerce that can affect the safety of your family. If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed from the use of a defective product, please contact one of our experienced product liability lawyers for a free no obligation consultation at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
